Fire crews were forced to attend to set the toddler’s mum free (Picture: Wikicommons)

As far as tales of troublesome tots go, this one is up there with the best.

A mother in Devon had to be rescued by fire crews after being locked in a cupboard by her one-year-old daughter.

Emergency services were called after the woman managed to alert her next door neighbours in Plymstock, Devon.

A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘A fire appliance was mobilised from Plymstock fire station and, on arrival, confirmed there was an adult locked in the under stairs cupboard as well as a one-year-old child locked in the property.

‘Crews used small tools and a triple extension ladder to gain access and release the adult from the cupboard.’

The mother, who asked to remain anonymous, was subsequently reunited with her daughter.

Radford Park Drive in the Plymstock area of Plymouth (Picture: Google)